While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts (2025)

Directed by

Peter Mettler

Genre

documentary film

Country

Switzerland, Canada

Runtime

7h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker reflects on love, life, and the Earth's energy cycles in a personal diary structured in seven parts. The documentary uses images and observations to explore these themes.

contemplativepersonalmeditativereflectiveintimateobservationalphilosophical

What happens

While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts is a 2025 Swiss-Canadian documentary film that offers a personal reflection on love, life, and the Earth's energy cycles. It is edited, shot, produced, written, and directed by Peter Mettler. Atom Egoyan is one of the executive producers. Two chapters of the film were screened at the 2023 editions of Visions du Réel and the Montreal International Documentary Festival, winning the Grand Prize at Visions du Réel and the Grand Prize in the National Feature competition at RIDM. The full film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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